Senior Contracts Administrator

2 weeks ago


Riyadh, Ar Riyāḑ, Saudi Arabia Arcadis Full time

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life.

In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few.

Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.


One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential.

You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives.

You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.


Role description:


Will manage the delivery of contracts administration in medium/ large commercial/retail/residential developments or significant components of larger cost management assignments.

Responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with various controls, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field

Role accountabilities:

  • Assist in the coaching and development of other team members in order to share knowledge, increase team skill level and improve the standard of service delivery
  • Work within established contract and financial systems and budgets to produce reports and forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances in order to manage and control cost variables
  • Deliver a number of medium to large cost and contract management projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines
  • Provide advice to colleagues on risk management, compliance and associated behaviours, to ensure adherence to Arcadis' risk and compliance processes
  • Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
  • Analyse and review a range of data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis in conjunction with own knowledge to provide advice and make recommendations to support cost and commercial management decisionmaking
  • Use own knowledge and experience combined with research of industry best practice to analyse existing processes and policies
  • Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to assist service improvement and innovation
  • Provide specialist technical advice to senior management on issues relating to cost/commercial management, providing solutions and actively sharing knowledge in order to support successful delivery
  • Manage relationships and collaborate with clients and external stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction and create new business opportunities
  • Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives within the appropriate sector
  • Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on technically complex projects/programme of works

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or equivalent in a relevant discipline
  • Relevant professional qualification or chartered status in CIPD or relevant
  • At least 15 years experience in contracts administration of large scale building projects
  • At least 5 years experience in Middle East working for a reputable international consultancy on mixed use developments
  • Excelling communication and writing skills
  • Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion
  • Strong knowledge of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships
Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.


We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA.

Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.


As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all.

But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we op

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